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Q: Sore Throat And Ear Pain/ringing...2mos!

asked by: btrfli223 on March 9th, 2006

New User

Hi,
i'm hoping there is someone out there who has been in a similar situation as I am in now and can let me know how there situation resolved or can help me figure out what to do next.
For 2 months now I have had a sore throat headache and ear pain (feels like and ear infection deep in the ear) w/ringing. The sore throat feels mostly like it burns and there is a sharp pain that comes and goes under my right ear. I'm also experiencing a tingling sensation in my neck and jaw that has been so intense that it has awoken me from sleep.
I've been to the pcp 4 times, seen a thyroid specialist and today an ent doc who could not find anything wrong w/me. He did put me on antibiotics in case there is a sinus infection and ordered a ct.
This is really driving me insane! The feeling of constantly having to swallow and yawn and being so painful is giving me such anxiety.
I look forward to any feedback....I'm not even sure this is the right forum for this but my dentist did say that I grind my teeth and my mother suffers from tmj.
Thanks!

Replies(3)

catswold

replied on March 9th, 2006

Supporter

Either ask your dentist if you have tmj and what he can do to help you or find a tmj dentist/specialist who can assess you. If you are grinding your teeth at night, you should have a good bite splint made to wear at night. That could resolve all your problems.

I hope you get the help you need soon,
carol

dinamarie

replied on March 19th, 2006

New User

Tmj And Ear Pain/ringing

I have suffered with this tmj, mostly on my right side for almost 2 years now. I have been to 7 ent's, and all I got was steriods, antibiotics, etc. I have constant buzzing/ringing in my ears, but my tmj dentist thinks it's coming from my neck/jaw. I just try to ignore it, although at night is the worst. I have been under chiropractic care for almost a year now, and get some relief, but I also have a mouthpiece made especially for me by my tmj specialist that I wear every night. I guess it helps.. Some days are better then others.

KDEdwards

replied on November 19th, 2009

New User

I have had ear pain, throbbing, swooshing pain in my left ear since August. I have been 2 ENT specialists. They both say. Ears look fine. TMJ. I know that I have a bite disorder, but the pain only occurred since I had my ears cleaned with a water pick in August. I also remembered that I had mouth sores at the time. Could the mouth sores be causing the pain? Is it possible that the sores are in my ear? Does anyone have any answers.

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